In late November, Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the trading firm Alameda Research, gave one of his first interviews since FTX filed for bankruptcy protection. He made some remarkably unguarded comments, indicating that the political implications of his actions might be much broader than previously thought. In recent years, Bankman-Fried had become one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent donors: during the last election cycle alone, he gave a reported forty million dollars to campaigns and political groups that were mostly Democratic. This past spring, he said that he could potentially spend between a hundred
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Gaetz says Santos ‘will have to go through the congressional ethics process,’ but shouldn’t be shunned
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said on Saturday that Rep. George Santos (RN. Y.) will have to face the congressional ethics process over fabrications about his background and questions about his finances, but shouldn’t be “subject to shunning” by his fellow members of Congress.
“George Santos represents over 700,000 people in New York,” Gaetz told CNN’s Michael Smerconish. “And whether people like that or not, those people deserve to have members of Congress collaborating with the person who serves them.”
Gaetz added that he doesn’t want to judge Santos before the congressional ethics process has run its course.
“I think he
Health care spending is unsustainable, former finance minister Bill Morneau says in a new book
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Canada’s former Minister of Finance Bill Morneau in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in May 2020.BLAIR GABLE/Reuters
Former finance minister Bill Morneau says political leaders in Canada have for too long fixed the health care system’s problems by spending more and more money, and that now is the time to make the hard choices they have avoided in the past.
More than two years after resigning from the cabinet and the House of Commons, Mr. Morneau is about to release a book – titled Where To From Here – that looks back on his five
The Legislative Finance Committee releases a proposal for $9.4 billion budget
SANTA FE, NM (KRQE) — Raising for teachers and putting money in your pocket: Thursday, the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) released its $9.4 billion budget recommendation.
They’re looking to spend a billion more than last year. At a meeting, the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) detailed how they want to spend that money.
Lawmakers said, with a lot of extra cash this year, they’re focusing on funding programs that will pay off in the long run. However, they warned they have to save for the years until the money dries up.
China General Nuclear Europe Energy – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
At
the close of a successful 2019 RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, 20% of entries received were from international organizations… that’s more than ever before! From Mauritius to Hong Kong, our community awards continue to grow year after year.
Based at their head office in Shenzhen, China, we spoke to Huang Yuan Zheng, President of China General Nuclear Europe Energy (CGN EE), about their awards journey towards their first RoSPA Health and Safety Award…
What motivated you/your organization to enter the RoSPA Awards?
RoSPA is an international organization for the prevention of accidents, it is an honor for CGN EE
US announces over $3.75 bn in new military assistance to Ukraine
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) US President Joe Biden’s administration has announced more than $3.75 billion in new military assistance to Ukraine, Washington’s largest drawdown yet for the war-torn nation, the State Department said.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Department said the new assistance includes a $2.85 billion drawdown from stocks of the Department of Defense to be provided immediately to Ukraine and $225 million in Foreign Military Financing to build the long-term capacity and support modernization of the country’s military.
It also includes $682 million in Foreign Military Financing for European partners and allies to help incentivize and
Tesla deliveries miss estimates due to logistical issues, slowing demand
By Akash Sriram and Baranjot Kaur
(Reuters) -Tesla Inc said quarterly deliveries fell short of market estimates on Monday, held back by ongoing logistical issues and growing demand concerns that rounded off a tumultuous 2022 for the Elon Musk-led firm.
The company is still the world’s most valuable automaker even after losing 65% of its market value in 2022. Shares fell 8.5% to $112 on Tuesday.
Tesla delivered 405,278 vehicles in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, short of analysts’ estimates of 431.117, according to Refinitiv. For all of 2022, the electric-vehicle maker’s deliveries rose by 40%, missing Musk’s 50%
Prevent Nearsightedness Complications With Early Treatment
November 10, 2022 · 7:00 AM
Myopia, aka nearsightedness, is extremely common and can start in childhood or young adults. Over time it can lead to early-onset cataracts, retinal detachment, and glaucoma. MedPageToday has an eye-opening article on treatments that can prevent myopia progression and complications. For example:
Common evidence-based treatments that offer both statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy include daytime multifocal soft contact lenses (MFSCL), overnight orthokeratology (ortho-k), and topical low dose atropine (LDA). Novel spectacle lenses also showed a promising myopia-inhibiting effect, although with limited availability in the US at the